Basting cover for roasting pans



C. A. GILL.

BASIING COVER FOR ROASTING FANS.

'APPLICATIQN FILED JUNE 9, 1921.

1,413,579. t pr-25,1922.

1 UNITED STAT CATHERINE mernnor DETROIT, mrcnroan L j f 'nAsrrnecovnnson ma ma IPANS.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, CATHERINE A. GILL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, haveinvented a new and useful Bastin Cover for Roasting Pans, of which thefol owing is a specification.

This invention relates to culinary utensils and particularly to coversfor roasting pans.

The object of the invention is to provide a cover for roasting pans,which, while serving as a closure for the pan to prevent the escape ofmoisture arising in the form of steam or vapor, as from a roast of beef,fowl or the like, will also function to collect and condense suchmoisture and to distribute the liquid condensation in the form of dropsuniformly over the surface of the roast, as in the ractice of basting toprevent burning or rying out with consequent loss of the nutritiouscontents. i

In attaining this object the invention contemplates forming the cover,which is preferably oval in shape, by stamping the body and end or headintegrally from a single sheet of metal, said head being depressed orconcaved centrally within the body and having" struck upon the innerface thereof a plurality of depending ribs radially extending from acentral area to a peripheral margin of said head. Within said centralarea there is also depressed a plurality of semi-spherical knobsdistributed and disposed to adjoin the terminals of one or more of saidribs, and which are adapted to serve as dripping points from which theliquid condensation conducted thereto by said ribs is discharged uponthe surface of a roas enclosed beneath said cover.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein, p

Fig. 1 is a plan View of the improved cover.

Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal vertical sectional view of the same. 7

Fig. 3 is a view of the cover in central transverse section, I

As is usual with articles of this character, the improved cover isformed of sheet metal substantially elliptical in shape and comprisesthe top or head 1 and deep marginal flange or body 2. Said body at itslower edge is return-bent and projected slightly outwardly as indicatedat 3 to form a seat to engage the pan as indicated by dottedSpecification of Letters Patent: Pate ted A 25 .1922;

Application filed J'une 9,

1921. Serial Nd 176,116.

slightly dished or concaved and is provided with a considerable numberof ribs 4: upon its under surface, which may be formed by indenting theupper face of said cover, said ribs being spaced and distributed toradiate from a central to the peripheral portion of the top. At theinner ends of said ribs, conical depressions or semi-spherical knobslines Fig. 2. The top 1 of the cover is i 5 are formed, the same beingsymmetrically distributed throughout the central portion of the cover.The function of said ribs is to conduct the drops of liquid condensingand gatherin upon the top 1 to the center portion of t e cover, theinclination of the ribs the cover, saidknobs having a depth somewhatgreater than thatof the ribs 4, so as to receive the drops of liquidguided by the ribs and to establish definite dripping points.

A roaster provided with a cover constructed as above described isrendered self-bast- 3 ing, the basting being accomplished by the liquidcondensing upon the top 1, flowing on the ribs 4 and dripping from theknobs 5. Because of the uniform distribution of these ribs and knobsthroughout the ,central portion of the top, the condensed liquid iscaused to dripupon the entire central portion of the roast so as to flowthereover and maintain the surface of the same continually moistened,and thus prevent drying out of the nutritious juices.

It is a desirable feature of the described construction that it is notnecessary to maintain the roasting pan and its cover accurately leveledto insure proper functioning of the cover to effect basting. A slightinclination of the pan and cover will not be suflicient to counteractthe guiding inclination of the ribs 4, resulting from the dishedformation'of the top 1.

What I claim is:

*1. A roastin pan cover having a dished top, formed with a plurality ofribs upon its under surface radiating from a central portion of said topand formed at the inner projections for guiding condensed vapor to saidknobs from the area of the top "surrounding said central :portion.

3. A roasting pan cover having a dished 5 top and a plurality ofdepending knobs-distributed upon the central portion of the under face-of;said "top, said knobs-forming from the surrounding portion of thetop to 10 said dripping points. 7

In testim'ony'whereof I sign this specification.

CATHERINE A. GILL.

